Behave : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Behave	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
behave v behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" Synonym(s): act, behave, do behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" Synonym(s): behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave" Synonym(s): behave, comport Antonym(s): misbehave, misconduct, misdemean
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Behave \Behave"\, v. i. To act; to conduct; to bear or carry one's self; as, to behave* well or ill. Note: This verb is often used colloquially without an adverb of manner; as, if he does not behave, he will be punished. It is also often applied to inanimate objects; as, the ship behaved splendidly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Behave \Behave"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Behaved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Behaving}.] [AS. behabban to surround, restrain, detain (akin to G. gehaben (obs.) to have, sich gehaben to behave* or carry one's self); pref. be- + habban to have. See {Have}, v. t. ] 1. To manage or govern in point of behavior; to discipline; to handle; to restrain. [Obs.] He did behave his anger ere 't was spent. --Shak. 2. To carry; to conduct; to comport; to manage; to bear; -- used reflexively. Those that behaved themselves manfully. --2 Macc. ii. 21.